Daily Herald's year in photos
Holocaust survivor Fritzie Fritzchall of Buffalo Grove, wipes a tear at the end of the tour at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education center, in Skokie, as a press conference is being held.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Nathan Alongi portrays the famous composer during a dress rehearsal of Bach at Leipzig at Benet Academy in Lisle.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
All five, which looks like ten, kids brush their teeth before bed time. Counterclockwise from left top, Meghan, Katie, Ryan, Liam and Nora with mom Mary Pat in the background.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
Thousands hold candles aloft in the MLK Commons in the center of Northern Illinois University campus during a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to mark the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Grayslake North High School junior Megan Graf bites her hand as Sandy Simerly of Shear Genius salon in Grayslake cuts off her pony tail during the Pantene Pro-V Beautiful Lengths event at the school Friday.
Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Ida and Harry Vanzwieten of Winfield read and relax near the Daffodil Glade at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. The pair visit the Arboretum every year when the daffodils are in bloom.
Marcelle Bright | Staff Photographer
Chicago-based USMC 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines Reserve Unit Staff Sergeant Jason Blankenburg of Oswego greets his daughter Miarose during a "welcome home" event held at the Allstate Arena.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
While looking for some interesting feature photos before the Batavia-Geneva football game I put myself in position to get a wide shot of players crashing through a paper banner.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Five students got their head shaved at Lake Park High School in Medinah for a Special Olympics Fundraiser. Here, sophmore Richard Burke feels his head as Pete Kolzow, a dean at the school, works at taking off Burke's long locks.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
A dust devil scatters unanchored tents Saturday at the Kane County Flea Market in St. Charles.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Tyler West in the saddle bronc during the Wauconda Rodeo Sunday; July 13, 2008 at Golden Oaks Rodeo Grounds in Wauconda.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
A Cubs fan leans back in his lower deck seat at Wrigley Field after game two of the division playoff game Thursday night between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs lost 10-3.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Barbara Nurnberg listens to the recorded Mother's Day message left by her son Keith a year ago.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Erica Maistro of Burlington Central is the Fox Female athlete of the year. She plays softball and golf
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Emily Tillman walks through an honor guard of teammates on her way to collect her diploma Saturday after Crystal Lake South defeated South Elgin to win the Harlem sectional.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Bartlett forward Trisha Donlon collides with Oswego midfielder Morgan Mayfield Thursday as they both try to head the ball.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
A brilliant blue sky compliments a yellowing soybean field as fall draws near and harvesting season is right around the corner. This field is in the Burlington area, just off Route 47.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Prairie Ridge players celebrate led by pitcher Nick Martini, left, after winning the Class 4A state baseball championship at Silver Cross Field in Joliet 3-2 over Oak Park.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
Candlewax drips down the hand of NIU student Jeremiah Moauro, 18, of Yorkville during a prayer vigil at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center at Northern Illinois University Friday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Randy Salerno wife, Erene and daughter, Slone, 9, after the funeral service held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake for the Emmy award-winning CBS 2 anchorman, who died Jan. 24 in a snowmobling crash in northern Wisconsin.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen shares his feelings with home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi in the third inning of the Chicago White Sox home opener with Minnesota Monday at U.S. Cellular Field. Guillen was ejected from the game.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Grayslake North's Hilary Kuhl, left, and Grayslake Central's Laura Stark fight for a loose ball during the girls varsity basketball game Tuesday night at Grayslake North.
Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Barrington's Taylor Williams, center, scores the game winning goal for a 3-2 overtime regional championship win over Lake Zurich at Barrington. Andrew Komnick, left, and Ryan Mangone, right, congratulate him.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
People celebrate on Michigan Ave during Election night in Chicago Tuesday; November 4, 2008.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Children enjoy playing and keeping cool in the lake at Paulus Park i. From left Anjyu Kitajima, 9 of Schaumburg, Mei Morita, 5 of Hoffman Estates, Yuka Kuwahara, 9 of Buffalo Grove, Haruka Kato, 9 of Schaumburg and Rina Morita, 9 of Hoffman Estates, brave the cool water temperatures together.
Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Tears stream down the cheek of Geneva's Drew Fagot after their win over Crystal Lake South during Friday's state semifinal game at Geneva.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Master SGT. William (Bill) Cavanagh is greeted by his daughter Kaitlyn at Hampshire Middle School Friday; April 4, 2008 in Hampshire.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
On their way to play tennis, Laurie Katz, of Deerfield (right) and Karen Jaffe of Northbrook phone for help as they get stuck at the intersection of Busse and Algonquin Roads.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
A hostage situation outside the Wheaton Bank & Trust in Wheaton caused havoc in September.
Marcelle Bright | Staff Photographer
As she quickly moves toward her car, a woman stops to use her cell phone to photograph a threatening storm that cancelled the Rockin' Rotary Ribfest in Lake in the Hills Thursday evening.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Elgin fire marshall Richard G. Dunne looks up to the sky while Taps is played for deceased firefighters at the annual firefighter memorial service in May at the Firebarn #5 Museum in Elgin.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna sign copies of their new book "Read All About It!" after reading it to folks at Naperville North High School.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
Janessa Keun, a freshman at NIU from Burlington, pays her respects to the shooting victims at Northern Illinois Campus in DeKalb.
Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Lauren Bartow, 14, of Batavia rehearses a number at State Street Dance Studio in Geneva Thursday in preparation for a production of "The Nutcracker."
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Obama supporter Chinyere Brown wipes a tear from her eye as she cheers the win by Barack Obama at rally in Chicago's Grant Park.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Chicago Cubs fan Michael Kiely and his good friend Michael Gerb, a Chicago White Sox fan, watch a double rainbow appear Sunday over Wrigley Field just prior the the third game of the cross town rivalry.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Sara Petermann of Carmel celebrates after scoring her third goal of the game clinching victory over Hersey in girls supersectional soccer.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
John McCain points to the crowd as he walks on stage during the Republican National Convention Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Seven-year-old Madison Wilkens, left, and her friend Laura Katarzynski, also 7, attempt handstands in the snow outside thei home in Winfield.
Marcelle Bright | Staff Photographer
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